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Preliminary Evaluation of a Granite Rock Dust Product for Pest Herbivore Management in Field Conditions

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Rock dusts, including granite rock dust, are a rich source of silicon, one of the most abundant elements in the earth’s crust. Silicon exerts repellent, insecticidal and anti-ovipositional activities against agricultural pests. When accumulated on plant tissue, it can also form a mec...

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Autores principales: Faraone, Nicoletta, Hillier, N. Kirk
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7763347/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33322278
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects11120877